See also
Husband:
Herbert William Baker (1863-1939)
Wife:
Elizabeth Smith (1866?- )
Marriage:
18 Aug 1888
St. Paul's Church, St. Pauls Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey, England1 2
William a bachelor of 8 Ashberry Terrace Moffat Road serving as a police constable and son of Jeremiah Baker a coachsmith. Elizabeth a spinster of Thornton Heath and daughter of Alfred Smith a tailor. Married by banns and witnessed by Herbert Smith and Ada Hart Baker
Name:
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
Occupation:
general labourer, police constable and sergeant, time keeper then an assurance agent6 2 7 8 9 10 11 12
Birth:
Q4 1863
Census:
2 Apr 1871 (age 7)
Church Yard, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England13
son attending school and living with his parents Jeremiah and Sarah, sisters Ellen and Ada, and his widowed grandmother Mariah (sic) Rose. Born in Stowmarket Suffolk
Baptism:
22 Feb 1874 (age 10)
St. Peter and St. Mary's Church, Church Walk, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England4
son of Jeremiah Baker (coachsmith) and Sarah Ann Maria of Stowmarket, baptised with sisters Ada Hart and Elizabeth
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 17)
Lime Tree Place, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England6
son working as a general labourer and living with his parents Jeremiah and Sarah, sisters Ada, Alice and Edith, and brother Harry. Born in Stowmarket Suffolk
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 27)
180 Maxey Road, Plumstead, London, England8
married head of the household as Herbert S Baker serving as a police constable and living with his wife Mary. Born in Stowmarket Suffolk
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 37)
20 Alsen Road, Tollington Park, Islington, London, England9
married head of the household working as a policeman and living in three rooms with his wife Maryann, and daughter Edith. Born in Suffolk
Witness:
1 Nov 1903 (age 39-40)
Herbert William Baker witnessed the marriage of Harry Baker and Rose Ellen Day on Sunday on 1 November 1903 in St. Anne's Church, Poole's Park, Islington, Middlesex, England
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 47)
73 Lime Tree Place, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England10
a married and retired policeman working as a time keeper at an explosives manufacturer and living in six rooms with his wife Mary Ann, daughter Edith, and son Herbert. Born in Stowmarket Suffolk
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 57 yrs 7 mns)
26 Ipswich Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England11
married head of the household working as an assurance agent canvassing and collecting for the Liverpool & Victoria Friendly Society and living in five rooms with his wife Mary Ann. Born in Stowmarket Suffolk
Death:
Q3 1939 (age 76)
Gipping "Registration District", Suffolk, England5
Note that Herbert is easily confused with Herbert Baker born in Great Finborough in 1863
There are many possible birth, census and death records for Elizabeth, need more information
England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Croydon 1888 quarter:3 volume:2a page:423. Cit. Date: 19 November 2025.
Ancestry Surrey, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Thornton Heath St. Paul marriages 1872-1893 page:165 entry:329. Cit. Date: 19 November 2025.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Stow 1863 quarter:4 volume:4a page:483. Cit. Date: 13 January 2022.
Suffolk Family History Society - Stow and Thedwastre Baptisms 1813-1900, (2011 SFK-BPI-05/P1 own copy). Stowmarket St. Peter and St. Mary entry:450. Cit. Date: 13 January 2022.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Gipping 1939 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1222. Cit. Date: 23 November 2025.
England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1851 folio:15 page:24 schedule:106. Cit. Date: 11 February 2022.
Ancestry London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1940, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Plumstead St. Margaret marriages 1881-1900 page:58 entry:116. Cit. Date: 19 November 2025.
England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:537 folio:35 page:23 schedule:163. Cit. Date: 19 November 2025.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:169 folio:67 page:14 schedule:95. Cit. Date: 20 November 2025.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10691 class:RG78 piece:576 registration district:209 sub-district:3 enumeration district:6 schedule:61. Cit. Date: 20 November 2025.
England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9356 registration district:209 sub-district:2 enumeration district:9, 10, 11 schedule:15. Cit. Date: 20 November 2025.
Ancestry Suffolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns 1754-1949, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Stowmarket St. Peter and St. Mary marriages 1916-1929 page:59 entry:117. Cit. Date: 22 November 2025.
England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:1734 folio:56 page:9 schedule:39. Cit. Date: 19 March 2025.